Bookcase



Patented June 7, 1927.

-UNITED STATES GEORGE BOWEN CLEVELAND, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.A

ZBOOKCASE.

Application filed October 22, 1925. Serial No. 64,265.

This invention relates to book cases and has special reference to a sectional book case provided with swinging doors.l

One important object of the invention is to provide an improved form of sectional book case wherein the doors of the sev-eral sections are arranged in a novel manner so that they all open and close simultaneously.

A second important object of the invention is to provide novel means for effecting such simultaneous opening and closing of the doors of a sectional book case.

'With the above and other objects in viewy as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and: f

Figure l is a perspective View of a book case constructed in accordance with this in- -vention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross section through the lower part of a book case.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In carrying out the inv-ention there is provided, in general, a base section 1, intermediate or book shelf sections 2 and 3 of any number desired, and atop section .or #fw/r 4.

The base section l has the usual back and end walls, the latter having forwardly extending prolongations A at their bottom portions and these end walls are connected by a brace strip G. These end walls are provided with alined bearing openings D which receive the pintles or journals E of a treadle B which extends forwardly between the prolongations A.` At the back edge of this treadle is a vertically extending riser C which is securely fixed to the treadle 2O that its upper edge tilts forwardly as the front edge of the treadle is depressed. The structure thus forms a wide bell crank lever. Projecting rearwardly from the upper part of the riser C is an eye C1 to which is connected the forward ends of a pair of coiled tension springs C2 having their rear ends connected to laterally spaced eyes C3 fixed to the back board of the section.

Each of the intermediate or book carrying sections has a body of the usual construction, that is to say, provided with a bottom from which rise the usual back wall and end walls H, and the base, intermediate and top sections are held from slipping, one on the other, when assembled by some suitable means here shown as dowels O. Each in termediate section is provided with a pairv of doors J' hinged to the body in such manner that the hinges K of one section will be kvertically alined with the hinges of the remaining sections. It is to be particularly noted that the free ends of the doors of each Y section are connected tothe free ends of the corresponding doors of the adjacent section by dowels L so that, upon assembling the sections, the doors are connected for simulta neous opening and closing movement.

Connecting the doors of the lowermost CTI section, near their hinges, to the riser are links F which are carried by eyes F1 fixed to the uppercorners of the riser C and by pins F2 projecting downwardly from the doors of said lowermost section.

Under these conditions pressure on the pedal will open the bottom doors and these will carry with them all the doors above. The spring C2 will naturally close the doors when such pressure is removed.

There has thus been provided a simple and etlicient device of the kind described and for the purpose speciiied.

It is obvious that minor chang-es may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, de- .Y

sired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

In a sectional book case, a base section open at the front, a pedal .pivoted at its rear edge within the base section, a riser fixed to and extending upwardly from said rear edge, Springs normally holding the pedal in substantially horizontal position and resisting depression of the pedal, book .sections arranged one above the other with 5 the lowerinost book section resting on vthe base section, door-s hinged to eachv of the book sections, the doors of each section being detaehably connected to the doors of the` adjacent section for simultaneous movement, and links connecting the doors of the loW- l0 ermost book section With said riser.

In testimony whereof I ailiX my signature.

GEORGE BOWEN CLEVELAND. 

